Bakel is a village east of Helmond and Eindhoven in southern part of the Netherlands. The total population is approximately 5,000. Until the late 1990s it formed together with Milheeze and De Rips the municipality of Bakel and Milheeze but in 1997 it was forced to merge with the larger Gemert municipality. Bakel does not have old buildings with the exception of the Willibrordus Church which is the oldest in the area. However, during the 1970s, this church was modernized. In the 1990s it regained a little bit the old style decoration. The area surrounding Bakel on the one hand has lots of nature (forest) but the agricultural economy is also dominated by bio industry. It has the highest pig density in the Netherlands.

Discover the beauty of the city's striking landscope, welcome to Bakel, Netherlands. After your splendid visit to Bakel, you can proceed to an important near-by city of Rotterdam. Add Rotterdam to your vacation plan, it has an interesting bunch of activities to do on your visit like Amsterdam Museum, Jewish Cultural Quarter, The Rembrandt House Museum. To get to this city, remember that the nearest major airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport. Tour packages of Bakel are of 1 to 2 days duration.

Bakel is an affair to remember, follow this apt itinerary of the place and return home with a bunch of memories.